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The Appling County Branch N.A.A.C.P. is proud to announce that the honorable State Representative Tyrone L. Brooks, Sr. will be the keynote speaker at the 32nd Annual Black History Banquet on Feb. 16 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Contact any member of the local N.A.A.C.P. Branch for further information, or call (912-278-3892 or 912-278-5057.
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We need your input! Please visit the Appling County School System website to complete the Title I and Title II Parent Needs Assessment 2012-2013 from Tuesday, February 19 until Friday, March 1. The results from this survey are used to plan for the upcoming school year based on your family needs, and the survey is a requirement for the schools to receive federal and state funding. The schools include Appling County Middle School, Fourth District Elementary School, Altamaha Elementary School, Appling County Elementary School, Appling County Primary School, and Appling County High School.
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The Appling County 3rd annual Miss Relay For Life Pageant will be held Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Appling County Elementary Complex. The age divisions will be Baby Miss, 0-12 months; Teeny Miss, 13-23 months; Tiny Miss, 2-3 years, Little Miss, 4-6 years, Petite Miss, 7-9 years, Junior Miss, 10-12 years, Teen Miss, 13-16 and Miss, 17-21.
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Appling Cooperative Extension County Agent Shane Curry presented the Excellence in Agriculture Award at the Baxley-Appling County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting held on January 29 at the Baxley Church of God Social. Curry presented the award to Joe Eason. The following is the information Curry presented at the meeting about Eason.
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On Jan. 28 at approximately 6:24 p.m. officers met with a resident at a Pine Street address in reference to some abandoned property found on his property. On arrival the resident told officers that he had found two large cardboard boxes left at his residence that was not his. The resident told officers that he checked the boxes and its contents and discovered that they contained contraband. The resident then called and reported the finding. Upon arrival of officers, the contraband was field-tested and came back positive for marijuana. Both of the boxes were seized, and both contained a large amount of compressed marijuana.
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During the Baxley-Appling County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting, held January 29, Knicole Lee was named the 2012 Citizen of the Year for Baxley and Appling County. Lee was nominated by Ann Singer for the prestigious award and Janine Hunter read the nomination letter below to a large audience in attendance at the event. Other nominees for the award included Dr. Errol G. Graham, Jonathan Hickox and JoAnn Beecher.
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Pictured is damage to property owned by Lola Poole located at 121 Sellers Road. The damage was a result of strong winds from a storm on Wenesday, January 30. The wind scattered most of the metal roof, damaged trees and other property with no injuries being reported.
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Jan. 24, answered a call to County Farm Road in reference to a domestic dispute. A complainant stated her boyfriend had made threats, did damage to her vehicle, took her money and hit her. The boyfriend had left the residence before officer arrived.
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John Ross Yeomans was announced as the 2013 Professional Association of Georgia Educators’ STAR Student Award for Appling Christian Academy. Principal Jerome Granade presented the award to Yeomans at the Baxley-Appling County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting held on January 29.
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The Colonel Daniel Appling Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Appling County Chapter #786 United Daughters of the Confederacy encourages schools, civic groups, churches and all local citizens to celebrate Georgia’s 280th anniversary on February 12.
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GMSN Devan Reese graduated from Gunner’s Mate School on January 25. Reese graduated with an average of 93. He specializes in small arms weapons and is a technician for the five-inch gun mount on the destroyer DDG 99 USS Farragut, out of Jacksonville, Florida. Devan will be over the Armory on the ship and controlling the weapons that he specializes in.
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Marine Corps Pvt. Ricky E. Cleland, Jr., son of Michele L. Powell of Baxley, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC.
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